The Crafty Basement

Merry Christmas! My brother in Pennsylvania just called and said it is warmer there today than it was on the 4th of July! Hope it stays white here in Minnesota! I truly wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Colleen

Good Morning!   One of the perks of being a demonstrator is that you get to rub elbows with other demonstrators who teach you cool things! Once a month we haveTechnique Tuesday with Terri Gaines. She teaches us two techniques and we make a card (Terri designs the cutest cards) and an instruction sheet using those techniques. Here are pictures of the cards we made this month. Slider Card Closed   Slider Card Open Slider Card Instructions Peek-a-Boo Card   Peek-a-Boo Card Instructions I just love going to these Technique Tuesdays with Terri for the techniques learned, the sharing of ideas and being with others who share my love of stamping! Let me know if you want to be a part of this! Shoot me an email at colleenciaccio@gmail.com !  We can have a class in your home to learn these techniques with some friends, or you could bring some friends to my Crafty Basement! Contact me so we can hammer out the  details! I will post one more t

Good Morning! Sorry I haven’t posted this week, but I had an ugly virus. I did not get to make a video, either as I could not talk! That was a very bad day for me! Tee Hee! I am (im)patiently waiting for my order from the Occasions Catalog to get here so I can make some projects using new stuff! I be you can’t wait to see what is in the new catalog! Do you know that as demonstrators, we can order products a whole month earlier than regular customers? Sign up! I would love it if you joined my group! So, instead of crafting, I am going to show you a project I made in November, CASEd that is, from another Colleen, Colleen Vassos from Canada. Click here for a link to her website. Thanks Colleen! Isn't it stunning?! I called my friend, Jan and asked her if she wanted to create this masterpiece with me as we sometimes stamp together. I thought this would be so fun…. we did and it was! You will notice that there are lots of layers, each one a different

Good Morning!  Below you ill find the Weekly Deals. If you own a Big Shot and you use detailed dies, you so need a Precision Base Plate! The Precision Base Plate adds a little more oomph to your die sandwich, making working with detailed dies a dream. And if you love to embellish your cards, the Iced Rhinestones are just the ticket for the season, as well as those Valentines you’ll be making in about a month or so! If any of these catch your eye, please click on Shop Now at the to and place your order! I will send you a little gift, ’Tis the Season you know! Colleen PRECISION BASE PLATE Price :  $25.00   $18.75 ICED RHINESTONE EMBELLISHMENTS Price :  $5.00   $3.75 HEARTS & STARS DECORATIVE MASKS Price :  $3.00   $2.25 BITTY BANNERS FRAMELITS DIES Price :  $15.00   $11.25

Good Morning! I am learning so much each time I make a video! Do you know when you run out of space on your camera’s memory, you not only need to delete the items, but then you have to delete what you deleted! I figured that out 2 hours into the video process! I do love that I still am learning each and every day!  Here is the card I am going to be showing you today.  It has a lot of steps, but it is not all that time consuming!  Here is the Video! Materials and dimensions: Crumbcake cardstock 120953 (8 1/2 x 5 1/2) and (5 1/2 x/1) White Vellum Cardstock 101856 (41/4 x 5 1/2) Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper 139592 (5 1/2 x/2) Very Vanillia 101650 (approx. 4x4) Mossy Meadow ink 133645 VersaMark 102283 Wonderland stampset 139752 Softly Falling Textured ImpressionsTM Embossing Folder139672 Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755 Stampin’ Dimensionals 104430 Please let me know if you would like to order product. The Hol

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